Triple
T1540337
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Forth Bridge |
E32850
|
entity |
| Predicate | builder |
P3143
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sir William Arrol & Co.
Sir William Arrol & Co. was a prominent Scottish civil engineering and construction firm renowned for building major late 19th-century steel bridges and landmark structures in the United Kingdom.
|
E177882
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Sir William Arrol & Co. | Statement: [Forth Bridge, builder, Sir William Arrol & Co.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir William Arrol & Co. Context triple: [Forth Bridge, builder, Sir William Arrol & Co.]
-
A.
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
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B.
Henry Willis & Sons
Henry Willis & Sons is a renowned British firm of pipe organ builders, famous for constructing many of the United Kingdom’s most significant concert and church organs.
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C.
Henry Willis & Co.
Henry Willis & Co. was a historic insurance brokerage firm that evolved into the global insurance and risk management company later known as Willis Group Holdings.
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D.
Dorman Long and Co Ltd
Dorman Long and Co Ltd was a prominent British engineering and steel company best known for designing and building major steel bridges and structures worldwide, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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E.
Brooks Locomotive Works
Brooks Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Sir William Arrol & Co. Triple: [Forth Bridge, builder, Sir William Arrol & Co.]
Generated description
Sir William Arrol & Co. was a prominent Scottish civil engineering and construction firm renowned for building major late 19th-century steel bridges and landmark structures in the United Kingdom.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir William Arrol & Co. Target entity description: Sir William Arrol & Co. was a prominent Scottish civil engineering and construction firm renowned for building major late 19th-century steel bridges and landmark structures in the United Kingdom.
-
A.
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
-
B.
Henry Willis & Sons
Henry Willis & Sons is a renowned British firm of pipe organ builders, famous for constructing many of the United Kingdom’s most significant concert and church organs.
-
C.
Henry Willis & Co.
Henry Willis & Co. was a historic insurance brokerage firm that evolved into the global insurance and risk management company later known as Willis Group Holdings.
-
D.
Dorman Long and Co Ltd
Dorman Long and Co Ltd was a prominent British engineering and steel company best known for designing and building major steel bridges and structures worldwide, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
-
E.
Brooks Locomotive Works
Brooks Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a885ed29088190a3c2d5a3d100c16e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a9083c942481909168394b6674d82b |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:36 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad37092b648190a339114ffc37d1db |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad378e297c8190b5566e7989c3c5cd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad38536434819090f0bc0e3199fe08 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:26 p.m.